Jean Todt, president of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) has said that his organisation is planning to introduce new electric car, go-kart and single-seater racing categories, which could be precursors to a fully-fledged electric F1 competition.

“We want as soon as possible to have new categories with new energy,”Todt told the Financial Times.

The first season for electric car racing could come as early as 2013.

A piecemeal introduction of the new technology is not what Todt has in mind. He visions a worldwide rolling-out of the new competitions.